diff --git a/apps/src/memeater.c b/apps/src/memeater.c
index 8e683637..dcd6755c 100644
--- a/apps/src/memeater.c
+++ b/apps/src/memeater.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #define CHUNK 4194304 // 4 MB
@@ -14,6 +15,6 @@ int main()
         printf("Allocating 4 MB of memory... %lx\n", (unsigned long)allocated);
         sleep(1);
     } while ((allocated = malloc(CHUNK)));
-    printf("Out of memory. (errno=%d)\n", errno);
+    printf("Out of memory. (errno=%d, %s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
     printf("Press any key to restart.\n");
 }
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diff --git a/libs/libc/include/string.h b/libs/libc/include/string.h
index d9722ff7..e4379614 100644
--- a/libs/libc/include/string.h
+++ b/libs/libc/include/string.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ extern "C"
     deprecated("strcat is unsafe and should not be used; use strncat instead") char* strcat(char*, const char*);
     char* strncat(char*, const char*, size_t);
 
+    char* strerror(int);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libs/libc/src/string.cpp b/libs/libc/src/string.cpp
index 16fcb8d7..b9d32192 100644
--- a/libs/libc/src/string.cpp
+++ b/libs/libc/src/string.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <luna.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -108,4 +109,20 @@ extern "C"
         // we return "m_start" + the amount of bytes that were transfered
         return (void*)(((size_t)start) + i);
     }
+
+#pragma GCC push_options
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wwrite-strings"
+
+    char* strerror(int errnum)
+    {
+        switch (errnum)
+        {
+        case EPERM: return "Operation not permitted";
+        case EINVAL: return "Invalid argument";
+        case ENOMEM: return "Out of memory";
+        default: return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+#pragma GCC pop_options
 }
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